Observances

List of medical, health and other important observances in Bharat.

January

  • 4th January — World Braille Day
  • 22nd to 28th January — Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
  • 30th January — World Leprosy Eradication Day (last Sunday of every January)
  • 30th January — World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

February

  • 4th February — World Cancer Day
  • 9th February — Toothache Day
  • 12th February — International Epilepsy Day (second Monday of February)
  • 12th February — Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Day
  • 29th February — Rare Disease Day

March

  • 3rd March — World Hearing Day
  • 4th March — World Obesity Day
  • 5th March — Multiple Personality Day
  • 6th March — Glucoma Day
  • 8th March — International Women’s Day
  • 11th March — No Smoking Day
  • 12th March — World Kidney Day
  • 15th March — World Disabled Day
  • 15th March — World Consumer Rights Day
  • 16th March — Measles Immunisation Day
  • 20th March — World Oral Health Day
  • 21st March — World Down Syndrome Day
  • 22th March — World Day for Water
  • 24th March — World TB Day

April

  • 2nd April — World Autism Awareness Day
  • 7th April — World Health Day
  • 11th April — World Parkinson’s Disease Day
  • 14th April — World Chagas Disease Day
  • 17th April — World Haemophilia Day
  • 19th April — World Liver Day
  • 19th April — World IBS Day
  • 22th April — Earth Day
  • 24th to 30th April — World Immunization Week
  • 25th April — World Malaria Day
  • 25th April — DNA Day
  • 28th April — World Day for Safety and Health at Work

May

  • 6th May — World Asthma Day
  • 8th May — World Red Cross Day
  • 9th May — World Thalassaemia Day
  • 12th May — World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
  • 12th May — International Nurses day
  • 19th May — World Hepatitis Day
  • 28th May — International Women’s Health Day
  • 31st May — Anti-tobacco Day/World no tobacco Day

June

  • 5th June — World Environment Day
  • 8th June — World Brain Tumor Day
  • 14th June — World Blood Donation Day

July

  • 1st July — Doctors Day in Bharat (India)
  • 11th July — World Population Day
  • 25th July — World Drowning Prevention Day
  • 28th July — World Hepatitis Day
  • 29th July — ORS Day

August

  • 1st to 8th August — World Breast Feeding Week
  • 25th August to 8th September — Eye Donation Fortnight

September

  • 1st to 7th September — National Nutrition week
  • 12th September — World Oral Health Day
  • 17th September — World Patient Safety Day
  • 21st September — World Alzheimer’s Day
  • 26th September — World Day of the Deaf
  • 28th September — World Heart Day
  • 28th September — World Rabies Day

October

  • 1st October — International Day for the Elderly
  • 2nd October — National Anti Drug Addiction Day
  • 10th October — World Mental Health Day
  • 12th October — World Sight Day (Thursday of October Every Year)
  • 12th October — World Arthritis Day
  • 16th October — World Food Day
  • 17th October — World Trauma Day
  • 20th October — World Osteoporosis Day
  • 21st October — World Iodine Deficiency Day
  • 24th October — World Polio Day
  • 26th October — World Obesity Day
  • 29th October — World Stroke Day
  • 30th October — World Thrift Day

November

  • 2nd November — World Pneumonia Day
  • 10th November — World Immunisation Day
  • 14th November — Diabetes Day
  • 18th November — World Epilepsy Day
  • 18th to 24th November — World AMR Awareness Week
  • 19th November — World COPD Day
  • 15th to 21st November — New Born Care Week

December

  • 1st December — World AIDS Day
  • 2nd December — National Pollution Prevention Day
  • 3rd December — International Day of Disabled Persons
  • 9th December — World Patient Safety Day

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